CERTIFICATION SERVICES
BUILDING ASSURANCE IN YOUR BUSINESS Having the right certifications in place helps you build assurance in the minds of your customers and end users. It demonstrates that you operate to the highest standards and by giving you greater market access ensures you have a resilient and sustainable business. UKAS accredited and with over 30 years’ experience in construction, we have an unrivaled depth of understanding in the built environment sector.
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Building assurance in the minds of our customers and offering solutions for a complex world underpins everything that we do. To consistently deliver on our promise, we work to three guiding principles, technical excellence, operational excellence and customer excellence.
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SOLUTIONS THAT BUILD ASSURANCE EVERY STEP OF THE WAY Our experienced certification experts can help from the very first stage of a project. We encourage early engagement with all key stakeholders, as having certifications in place at the beginning of a project will save time and money throughout the project lifecycle.
authorities, contractors and developers, product manufacturers, right through to building owners and operators. This collaborative approach ensures we achieve a ‘right first time’ approach and the avoidance of possible remedial costs throughout the life of the building.
Working collaboratively with key stakeholders is at the heart of how we operate, from designers and architects, to planning and local
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For over 30 years, our certification services have been delivered to organizations in more than 70 countries around the world. As a global business, we maintain a local approach to each partnership. Work with a certification body that truly understands the construction and manufacturing sectors gained from our heritage, innovation, knowledge and expertise.
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END TO END CERTIFICATION ASSURANCE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY Our vast scope of sustainable construction solutions helps mitigate risk and protect our clients’ reputations.
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ɠ Understanding environmental impacts and certifying projects against internationally recognized standards for responsible sourcing ɠ A range of schemes developed to ensure product conformity, ensuring designs for fire, energy and security performance are specified correctly and then met ɠ Working collaboratively with all interested parties from local authorities, building owners and architects through to contractors, developers and manufacturers, ensuring quality, the environment and safety is at the forefront of the whole project
ɠ Factory production control verifies that products are produced to a consistently high standard and in line with the original test sample ɠ Chain of custody verification to ensure materials can be traced to responsible sources ɠ Management of materials, processes and waste to reduce the impact on safety, environment and health
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CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE ɠ On site competence of individuals can be measured to ensure products are installed and maintained correctly so that they remain fit for purpose ɠ Collaboration with other businesses and trades is maintained allowing for savings through efficiency ɠ Monitoring of health and safety, environmental, energy and quality risks on site, ensures work is conducted correctly
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PROVIDING CERTIFICATION ASSURANCE WORLDWIDE We work regionally, nationally and internationally. Whilst we are a global organization, we take a local approach to each and every customer and have in-depth knowledge and understanding of local requirements.
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THE BM TRADA AND WARRINGTONFIRE DIFFERENCE BM TRADA and Warringtonfire, part of the Element Group, specialize in providing a comprehensive range of independent testing, inspection, certification and advisory services to international markets from a network of accredited laboratories across the world.
With a wealth of experience worldwide, we are able to offer unrivalled independent testing and third-party certification services, providing further support and peace of mind to our customers. In choosing us as your partner, you will benefit from working with a highly respected and leading international certification organization, whose name and whose certificates are readily accepted by regulatory bodies, authorities, purchasers and suppliers across the globe, thereby providing you with greater market access.
Our depth of technical expertise and wide scope of services deliver solutions for a complex world. Being part of a wider testing, inspection, certification and advisory company, means we are uniquely placed to assist with all areas of management systems certification in the construction sector by drawing on experience of the testing and certification expertise within BM TRADA and Warringtonfire.
TESTING Product and material testing from an international network of independently accredited laboratories
Whole life building advisory services from project initiation, planning and design, through to building operation and maintenance, including expert witness
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INSPECTION Inspection of buildings and infrastructure pre and post completion, including on-site inspection and fire risk assessments
C E R T I F I C AT I O N Independently accredited schemes for products and personnel, including those undertaking installation and maintenance
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COMPLEX SOLUTIONS REQUIRE TECHNICAL COMPETENCE Our team of world class certification experts have the deepest understanding of your requirements. Our team of experts will support you at every step of the way, using their extensive technical knowledge and combining this with their deep understanding and experience of different industry sectors built up over many years.
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Our technical experts understand the construction sector and affect change by sitting on standards and technical committees. We work closely with many of the leading professional bodies who seek to raise standards in the industry and we regularly provide training courses in support of improving quality.
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CERTIFICATION SOLUTIONS FOR COMPLEX PROJECTS Our team provides certification services to organizations across the world. Third party certification is being increasingly specified in tenders for construction and infrastructure projects, both new-build and refurbishment. From supply chain and collaborative working through to inspection, product manufacture and installation, more and more contractors, regulatory bodies and many other end-users are specifying certification from BM TRADA and Warringtonfire. We can help you gain wider market access with our range of certification services that will help you win more business.
found BM TRADA to be the “most approachable” organization After a great deal of research we engaged with BM TRADA to “ Iwhen it came to choosing a management systems certification “ provide fire door training to our operational teams. The training partner. I was impressed by the auditors, who seemed both pragmatic and professional, and who had at their disposal a good working knowledge of how airports operate.
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James Shearman - Environment Manager - London City Airport TRADA’s Q-Mark scheme is an essential part of my “ BM company’s certification and verification for any contractor
wishing to install Fire Doorsets on our sites. BM TRADA’s level of technical knowledge, robust quality procedures and detailed training courses have been utilised to upskill installing Supervisors, which in turn adds to the level of assurance for ourselves and our Customers that the fire doorset will perform as required and expected in the event of a fire…
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encompassed general awareness plus fire door maintenance and installation, the courses were expertly presented and provided the knowledge and governance required to deliver these works to the highest standards. The ongoing support in both third party accreditation audits and advice has been superb, this gives the business and our customers confidence in the level of service, quality of works and compliance of every install or repair. Simon Osborne - Head of SHEQ - Wates Property Services Ltd
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team has shown a very responsive and helpful manner “ Your to assist us getting things in order. The team made sure the
certification process went as smoothly as possible. They gave very clear communication and timing expectations for the certification process.
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CERTIFICATION SOLUTIONS FOR ALL STAKEHOLDERS IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN We have the greatest depth of technical expertise to support our clients effectively. ARCHITECTS & DESIGNERS
ɠ ISO certification to 9001, 14001, 45001, 50001 and 44001 ɠ Project certification to FSC/PEFC and Responsibly Sourced Steel ɠ Third party product certification for fire, energy performance and security of construction products
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Certification of fire risk management to BS 9997 ISO certification to 9001, 14001, 45001, 50001 and 44001 Project certification to FSC/PEFC and Responsibly Sourced Steel Third party personnel certification for fire, energy performance and security for installation, maintenance and assessment through Q Mark, FIRAS and FRACS ɠ Third party product certification for fire, energy performance and security of construction products through Q Mark, Certifire and Certisecure
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Certification of fire risk management to BS 9997 Chain of Custody certification for FSC/PEFC and Responsibly Sourced Steel ISO certification to 9001, 14001, 45001, 50001 and 44001 Third party personnel certification for fire, energy performance and security for installation, maintenance and assessment through Q Mark, FIRAS and FRACS
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Certification of fire risk management to BS 9997 Chain of Custody certification for FSC/PEFC and Responsibly Sourced Steel ISO certification to 9001, 14001, 45001, 50001 and 44001 Third party product certification for fire, energy performance and security of construction products through Q Mark, Certifire and Certisecure
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Certification of fire risk management to BS 9997 Chain of Custody certification for FSC/PEFC and Responsibly Sourced Steel ISO certification to 9001, 14001, 45001, 50001 and 44001 Third party personnel certification for fire, energy performance and security for installation, maintenance and assessment through Q Mark, FIRAS and FRACS ɠ Third party product certification for fire, energy performance and security of construction products through Q Mark, Certifire and Certisecure
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OUR CERTIFICATION SOLUTIONS - YOUR ASSURANCE THE BENEFITS OF WORKING WITH BM TRADA AND WARRINGTONFIRE: ɠ We are a globally recognized, highly respected and fully accredited certification business, which means that certification from us is readily accepted by specifiers ɠ Our 30 years’ experience, deep technical knowledge and industry leading standard of service, is why today we have thousands of certified customers in more than 70 countries around the world ɠ Our auditors are selected for their industry experience, local knowledge and ability to work collaboratively alongside clients, giving you peace of mind
CHAIN OF CUSTODY, COLLABORATIVE WORKING AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS ɠ Helps you manage your supply chain effectively and efficiently ɠ Demonstrates a clear vision to deliver value and maintain sustained levels of customer satisfaction ɠ Enhances your reputation and protects your business
PERSONNEL ɠ Gives your clients greater confidence in your business ɠ Raises standards of competence of those installing products and systems ɠ Provides independent verification that best practice approaches will be used
PRODUCT ɠ Provides confidence that the product is fit for purpose, is manufactured using a defined quality system and links factory production with the laboratory test sample ɠ Provides confidence to specifiers, users, occupiers, owners and enforcement bodies that products have been thoroughly and independently evaluated
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As a division of Element Materials Technology, one of the fastest growing and a top 10 global Testing, Inspection and Certification (TIC) business, we offer true end-to-end certification solutions, including independent certification of an organization’s management systems, supply chain, product and personnel to internationally recognized and accepted standards.
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